Pseudoxanthoma elasticum causes
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Overview
Causes
80% of clinical cases of pseudoxanthoma elasticum have detectable mutations in the ABCC6 gene.[1][2][3][4] Mutations in almost all parts of the gene have been described, of all types (missense, nonsense, splice alteration, insertion, small deletion or large deletion). Although there have been reports of autosomal dominant inheritance, the inheritance is typically autosomal recessive (both parents need to be carriers, and there is a 25% chance that a child will inherit both abnormal copies of the gene and therefore develop the condition)
References
- ↑ Ringpfeil F, Lebwohl MG, Christiano AM, Uitto J (2000). "Pseudoxanthoma elasticum: mutations in the MRP6 gene encoding a transmembrane ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 97 (11): 6001–6. doi:10.1073/pnas.100041297. PMID 10811882.
- ↑ Bergen AA, Plomp AS, Schuurman EJ; et al. (2000). "Mutations in ABCC6 cause pseudoxanthoma elasticum". Nat. Genet. 25 (2): 228–31. doi:10.1038/76109. PMID 10835643.
- ↑ Le Saux O, Urban Z, Tschuch C; et al. (2000). "Mutations in a gene encoding an ABC transporter cause pseudoxanthoma elasticum". Nat. Genet. 25 (2): 223–7. doi:10.1038/76102. PMID 10835642.
- ↑ Struk B, Cai L, Zäch S; et al. (2000). "Mutations of the gene encoding the transmembrane transporter protein ABC-C6 cause pseudoxanthoma elasticum". J. Mol. Med. 78 (5): 282–6. PMID 10954200.